Hot Shots – 4/2/2025

Photo courtesy Kenneth Chan, Hawaiian Electric

Hawaiian Electric Gives AUW A Boost

Hawaiian Electric employees, retirees and IBEW Local 1260 members raised $374,186.77 for Aloha United Way in 2024. Pictured (from left) are Hawaiian Electric president and CEO Shelee Kimura, Hawaiian Electric vice president of power supply Michael DeCaprio, IBEW Local 1260 business manager Leroy Chincio, AUW president and CEO Michelle Bartell, AUW vice president of resource development and donor relations Emmaly Calibraro, and AUW campaign operations manager Mel Colquitt.

Photo courtesy Family Programs Hawai‘i

In Love With An ‘Awesome’ Donation

Awesome Foundation recently donated $1,000 to Family Programs Hawai‘i’s Project Visitation, which arranges monthly visits for siblings who have been placed in separate foster care homes. Pictured in the front row (from left) are Awesome Foundation board members Kathryn Ellman, Gretchen Robinson, Donna Ambrose and Barbara Littenberg. Shown in the back row (from left) are Family Programs Hawai’i director of programs Chiyomi Chow, director of development Tina Scotty and Project Visitation coordinator Robin Ribac.